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“Drone staging”: fake video about attack on airport exposed in Germany
A clip is circulating in German-language social media showing a man who presents himself as an employee of Leipzig/Halle Airport and claims that the attempted drone attack was staged to pin the blame on Russia.
The video contains no confirmation that the man actually works at the airport. The clip was circulated, in particular, by Anatoliy Shariy and Alina Lip.
Several statements in the video contradict the information published by German investigators. For example, the man calls the unmanned aircraft a regular store-bought drone. According to the investigation, it was a modified racing quadcopter of the 10-inch class. Its construction used parts produced on a 3D printer, and the device itself was adapted to carry explosives.
The staging theory also differs from the course of the official investigation. After the first drone with explosives was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane, investigators found another unmanned aircraft and explosives. On 1 September the German Federal Ministry of the Interior stated that the authorities’ data point to individuals acting on behalf of Russian state structures. Later German media reported a possible link between the organizers and the Russian military intelligence service GRU.
At the same time, the identity of the person in the circulated clip and the origin of the recording itself have not been officially confirmed. German investigators continue to identify all participants in the operation and its organizers.
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